{"product_id":"9781780768465","title":"A Modern History of the Balkans : Nationalism and Identity in Southeast Europe","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Modern History of the Balkans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Thanos Veremis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe history of the Balkans has been a distillation of the great and terrible themes of 20th century history-the rise of nationalism, communism, fascism, genocide, identity and war. Written by one of the leading historians of the region, this is a new interpretation of that history, focusing on the uses and legacies of nationalism in the Balkan region. In particular, Professor Veremis analyses the influence of the West-from the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the rise and collapse of Yugoslavia. Throughout the state-building process of Greece, Serbia, Rumania, Bulgaria and later, Albania, the West provided legal, administrative and political prototypes to areas bedevilled by competing irredentist claims. At a time when Slovenia, Rumania, Bulgaria and Croatia have become full members of the EU, yet some orphans of the Communist past are facing domestic difficulties, A Modern History of the Balkans seeks to provide an important historical context to the current problems of nationalism and identity in the Balkans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781780768465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40675869360334,"sku":"9781780768465","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7e2336e7-5593-406f-9c69-3b114d8da799.jpg?v=1639974597","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781780768465","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}